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No. 623,649. Patented Apr. 25, I899.

' C. D. BRADT.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND ASSEMBLING TICKETS.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1898.)

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No. 623,649. Patented Apr. 25, I899.

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MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND ASSEMB'LING TICKETS.

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MACHINE FORCUTTING AND ASSEMBLING TICKETS.

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MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND ASSEMBLING TICKETS.

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No. 623,649. Patented Apr. 25, I899.

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MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND ASSEMBLING TICKETS.

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No. 623,649. Patented Apr. 25, I899.

C. D. BRADT.

MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND ASSEMBLING TICKETS.

(Application filed Dec. 17, 1898.)

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CHAUNCEY D. BRADT, OF GREEN IS LAND, NEWV YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GEORGIANNA BRADT, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR CUTTI NG AND ASSEMBLING TICKETS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 623,649, dated April 2 5, 1899.

A li ti fil d December 1'7, 1898. Serial No. 699,541. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, CHAUNCEY D. BRADT, of the village of Green Island, Albany county, and State of New York, have inventedanew and useful Mechanism for Cutting and Assembling Color Tickets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a mechanism by which strips of cardboard or paper upon one side ofwhich colors are displayed are crosscut to form color tickets and also to a cooperating mechanism whereby as the tickets are cut from the strips they are assembled and arranged for application and usein a machine by which they are attached to sample cards.

Accompanying this specification to form a part of it there are seven plates of drawings, containing eighteen figures, illustrating the application of my invention, with the same designation of parts by letter reference used in all of them.

Of the illustrations, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the machine. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line az'oc' of Fig. 1. Fig. -:L is a top view of the inclined table, at the lower edge of which the strips are cross-cut, showing also a top view of the ticket-assembling mechanism, with the table shown as broken apart horizontally; Figs. 5 and 6 are cross-sections taken on the line 00 of Fig. 3, that one of these sections shown at Fig. 5 illustrating the cutting-knife as down and that one of them shown at Fig. 0 illustrating the cutting-knife as raised and broken off at the end which is opposite to that at which it is hinged to the machine. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the hinging connection by which the cutting-knife attaches to the side of the machine, with the parts in this illustration shown in a larger size than in the other figures. Fig. Sis a top view of the gage. Fig. 9 is a section taken on the line 00 05 of Fig. 7. Fig. 10 is a perspective of one of the partitions which when in position are used to form the chutes by which the tickets, after having been cut, are in their descent guided into the assembling-holders. Figs. 11 and 12 show detached parts of the assembling mechanism. Fig. 13 shows as detached one of the clamping-springs by which the chute-forming partitions of the assembling mechanism are adjustably attached. Fig. 14 shows one of the strips from which the tickets are cut. Fig. 15 shows one of the tickets cut from the strip. Fig. 16 shows one of the guide-plates by which the strip-chutes are adjustably formed in the table and through which chutes the strips descend to where they are cut by the knife; and Fig. 17 shows another form of these plates designed for the same purpose as those which are shown at Fig. 16, but which are used at the lower ends of the chutes. Fig. 18 represents in perspective and in alarge'r size than in the other figures a part of the inclined ta ble on which the strips are first placed, showing also one of the chutes formed therein by inserting guide-plates inthe slots formed in the table.

The several parts of the mechanism thus illustrated are designated by letter reference, and the function of the parts is described as follows:

The letters F designate the frame of the machine, and T an inclined table upon which the strips are placed to be cut. This table at its lower end, as indicated at i is hinged to the frame-top at the front of the latter, and at its rear upper end this table is at t adjustably connected with the rear of the frame at its top by means of a bracket t, which is horizontally slotted at t and is projected from the under surface of the table T, at each side of the latter, with ears 6 6 formed on the upper end of each of the two upright branches of the frame at the rear of the machine (there being but one of these uprights and one of these ears shown) and a pin passed through the ears 6 of each of the rear frame parts and the slot of one of the intermedlately-placed brackets 29.

'lheletterf designates a turnbuckle formed on the rear upright of the frame part below where the latter is branched to support the rear end of the table T, at each side of the vlatter, and by which turnbuckle the rear part table-top, so as to not project above the upper surface of the latter and as placed in the table to be at right angles to the inner vertical face of the side strip t Each of these bars P is constructed with slots p arranged to be vertically in line with each other and parallel to the inner vertical edge of the side strip t These bars are divided off into inches, there being preferably twelve slots in each lineal inch of each of the strips P.

The letters 11 designate guide or chuteforming plates, which are used in connection with the slots in the bars P to produce slidepassages for the strips 0 from which the tickets 0 are to be cut. Each of these plates 11 as shown at Fig. 16, has on what is its bottom edge when in position in the table a'projection p and also an upper part 19 whereby each of the plates may have their projections entered in one of the slots 132 of one of the bars P, with the guide edges P5 of the plates in vertical alinement with each other and in parallel alinement with the inner vertical face of the strip 7, these plates 11 being employed to form the upper parts of the strip chutes or guidesCin the table T and in which the strips 0 descend to be cut.

The plates having the form shown at Fig. 17 and designated at P are each used to produce the side boundaries of the strip chutes or slideways at their lower ends as formed on the table 'l for the descent of the strips from which the tickets are cut. These plates P are made longer than the plates p and they are each provided with a downward projection p at each end,whereby either of the pro jections can be inserted in that one of the slots in the bottom one of the bars 1 which will give the required space for the passage of the strips, with the other projection upon the plate entered within that slot of the bar 1 which is next above the bottom bar, with the slot in which the projections of the plate are entered vertically in line with each other and parallel to the vertical side of the strip When this has been done, the plates 1) are entered in slots of the bars I, which are vertically in line with the slots in which the plates 1 are located and so as to be parallel with the vertical side of the strip 7, with the plates P preferably bounding that portion of the strip-chutes C which are at the cutting end of the table T.

The letter K designates the knife by which the tickets are cut from the strips as the latter slide downwardly in the slideways or chutes C. This knife K is provided with an arm A, formed integrally with the knife-shank (t and at right angles to the latter, and which arm at each of its ends has formed in it a recessed cone-form bearing 1), both of which latter are arranged so as to be centrallv in alinement with the axis of said arm. v

The letter E designates an car which is outwardly projected from the side of the machine-frame, said ear having a journal-bolt J, provided with a nut N on its outer end, and

where threaded through said ear E said bolt has on its end a cone-form journal V, adapted to enter one of the cone-form bearings l). The letter E designates another car which is also projected from the side of the machineframe and provided with a journal-bolt J having a nut N on its outer end, said bolt being threaded into and through the ear E and where passing through the latter provided with a cone-form journal end V adapted to enter that one of the cone-form recessed bearings 11 of the arm A which is next adjacent. As thus constructed the knife K when operated by its handle II can be actu ated to rise and descend on its hinged connection. The letter E designates the cutting edge of the knife.

The letter I designates the metallic edge of the lower end of the table T, with which the cutting edge E of the knife K makes a shearing engagement when operated to descend, and the letters B designate a strip-engagingbar which at one of its ends 0* is hinged to the machine-frame at that side of the latter which is opposite to that at which the knife is hinged. This strip-engaging bar 13 is shown as raised at Fig. ti.

The letters S designates a V'form spring which at one of its ends is rigidly connected to the top of the bar 13 at that end of the latter which is opposite to that at which this' bar is hinged to the frame, as shown at Figs. 5 and 6. The letters S designate another spring having a leaf form, which at one of its ends is rigidly connected to the side of the machine-frame, as shown at Fig. 7, with its free resilient end 8'' so placed that when the bar 13 is caused to descend on its hinged connection it will engage with and be so moved downwardly against the recoil force of this spring S The letters G designate a pin that is laterally projected from the side of the knife K near the hinged connection which the latter makes with the machine side, as shown at Figs. 5 and 6, and when this knife is forced downwardly on its hinged connection this pin G engages with the spring S to force it and the bar 13 downwardly against the recoil force of said spring and also that of the spring 5*, with the under surface of the bar B bearing upon the top of the strips where resting upon the table T immediately above the cutting edge I of the latter, to thus hold the strips while the tickets are being cut therefrom. \Vhen the knife K is raised, the spring S becomes active to raise the bar 15 on its hinged connection, so as to permit the strips to again descend to have the cutting operation repeated.

The letters M designate a gage by which the length of the tickets to be cut from the strips is regulated and by which the tickets when out from the strips are turned over in their descent to have them enter the assembling mechanism in proper position. This gage is shown in elevation at Fig. 8 and in IIO section at Fig. 3, and it is mounted upon two rods R R, of which there is one at each side of the gage, with the rods both in alinement with the inclination of the table T and each of them arranged to slide in a lug Z, downwardly projected from the machine at each side of the table T, there being one of these connections shown at Fig. 7. Each of these rods R has formed 011 its top a ratchet R and the letter a designates a shaft having bearings at (t in each of the frame parts supporting the table T, as shown in Fig. 9.

The letters W" designate agear-wheel mount ed upon each end of said shaft a where extending beyond the hearings in which said shaft journals, with each of these wheels W arranged to mesh into one of the ratchets R that is on the same side of the machine as the gear-wheel.

The letter D designates a radially-graduated dial arranged upon and'connected to one side of the table-supports back of one of the wheels \V, with the shaft (t passing through said dial.

The letter a designates a pointer upon that one of the wheels W which is in front of the dial D and which is provided with ahandle by which it can be moved, and thus operate the shaft a to operate the rods R, and thus position the gage M relatively to the cutting edge of the table T as may be desired.

The letters I I designate two verticallyarranged studs by which the gage-plate m of the gage M connects with the horizontallyarranged rods R R by means of a nutN threaded onto each of the studs'beneath the plate m and a jam-nut N threaded onto each of the studs where extended up through and above the top of the plate m with the lower ends of each of the studs 1 connected to one of the rods R at Z This gage M has a guiding-face g formed by the beveled edge of the plate m and a gage-face proper formed on the vertical side of the bar 9 at g This bar 9 is connected to the top of the plate m by the elliptically-formed springs S S of which there is one arranged at each side of said plate. These springs are at each of their inturned ends 6 connected to the top of the plate m at each side of the latter by means of a slot formed longitudinallyin the inturned ends of each of the springs, (which slots are shown by dotted lines at Fig. 8,) a set-screw 1., provided with a collar Z arranged to straddle the slot in each of the springs and to be threaded into the plate m below the spring, as indicated at Z, with the downturned end of each of the springs connected to the outer face of the bar g at 9 As thus constructed and arranged the gage-face g of the bar g can be adjusted as to itsdistance away from the beveled guide-face g of the plate m and from the cutting edge I of the table T to adapt the gage for the cutting of longer or shorter tickets.

The letter L designates a supplemental guiding and strip-supporting bar,havin g upon its side next adjacent to the cutting edge L of the table T the beveled guide-face f saidv bar L being connected to the inner ends of two wires 10 10 with each of the latter arranged to pass horizontally through a lug Z depending from the under side of the plate 'm at each side of the latter, with each of the lugs having a vertically-arranged set-screw m constructed to pass down through the plate m and the lug to engage with the wire passing through it. As thus constructed the position of the guide-face f of the supplemental bar L may be varied as to its relative distance from the cutting edge I of the table T and the gage-face g of the bar g It is the function of this supplemental bar L to have its guide-face f direct the end of the descending strip so as to have its lower end abut against the gage-face g of the bar g" and to have its flat top face f support the strip while being cut, and when the latter hasbeen done to have the inclined face f operate to tumble or turn the ticket thus cut from the strip while descending to the assembling mechanism. When cutting strips having a length considerably greater than their cross-measurement, this supplemental bar becomes a necessity to prevent the strip from sagging between the gage-face g and the cutting edge of the table T; but where the tickets being out have a length not much greater than their width the supplemental bar L may be dispensed and the gage M employed without it. The letter U designates a table arranged below and in front of the table T to form a part of the ticketassembling mechanism. This table U inclines downwardly as projected frontwardly, and at its upper end it it is hinged to the machine-frame F. v

The letter a designates a bar which at its inner end "a is threaded into a projection O, offset from the front of the frame F, and therefrom this bar is extended upwardly and outwardly on an angle and provided with a head a on which this inclined table U rests. The letter to designates a hand wheel which is keyed to the bar a and by which the latter can be screwed into the projection O to render the incline of the table U more acute to a perpendicular or screwed outwardly from the projection O to render the inclination of the table less acute to a perpendicular. The upper surface of this table U is ruled off in inches and in sixths of inches in parallel lineation with the same parts of the scale upon the table T. The letters designate ticket chutes or slideways formed on the top of this table U, and the letters (Z designate partitions by which the sides of the ticket chutes or slideways are produced by the attachment of these partitions to the upper surface of this table U. One of these partitions d is shown in perspective and as detached at Fig.- 10. The letters d designate a spring arranged on the beveled upper end of each of these partitions (I, each of which clined rear end 1 which at 1 is hinged to the side edges of the table U at their lower ends, as indicated at M, with the bottom of the table Y supported upon a bar B which at b is pivoted to the under side of the table Y, with the other end of this bar projected downwardly and inwardly on an angle to make a hinged connection it with the vertical frame part F, the latter being in front of and adj ustably connected to the frame proper, F, by means of a slot m vertically formed in the frame part F, and a set-screw T", threaded into the frame proper, F.

The letter b designates a turnbuckle arranged in the bar B by which the latter can be employed to give such inclination to the table Y as may be desired.

The letter y designates a slot formed crosswise in the end plate 3 at its bottom, as shown at Fig. 3.

The letters 1 designate partitions, of which one is shown as detached at Fig. 11, and these partitions are connected to the upper face of the table Y to form the ticket-assembling chambers A Each of these partitions 4 has a laterally-projected lug y on its inner end at the bottom adapted to enter the slot 1 and at its front end and at its bottom they are each constructed with a laterally-extended projection 1 and thereat provided with an L-form key 7J3, having its shank k extended downwardly through said projection, so as to turn therein, and the shank at its upper end having an operating-wheel Q08 and at its lower end provided with a laterally-extended foot 76 which when the key is turned by the wheel will underrun and engage with the bottom 1 of the table Y to hold the partitions in position at its outer end. Each of the partitions g are cutaway at their inner upper corners, as indicated at Fig. 11. This rounded-out and grooved portion of the upper inner corner of each of the'partitions 1 is designated at a", and the partitions d of the table U are each rounded out and grooved at (1, so that when the partitions (Z are in line with the partitions g and one of the clamping-springs S is sprung onto the lower end of each of the partitions d, with the spring and rounded end of the last-named partitions entered within the cut-away portion a of the partitions 1 the partitions of the tables U and Y connect, and the ticket-chutes C of the table U will connect with the ticket-assembling chambers A of the table Y, with the connecting parts appearing as shown at Figs. 3 and 4. To facilitate the proper alinement of the ticketchutes C with the ticket-assembling chambers A the table Y is ruled off in a scale of inches and sixths of inches in vertical parallel lineation with the scale upon the table U.

The letters H designate ticket-holders, of which there is one for each of the ticket-assembling chambers A One of these ticketholders is shown as detached at Fig. 12 and in position at Fig. 3. They are preferably made of thin' sheet metal, so as to have a hori zontal bottom 7L and an inwardly-inclined vertical end 7L5. Each of these partitions 1 is notched in its upper edge at n to receive a rod 7' with the latter arranged at right angles to these partitions y to rest in any series of these notches which is desirable, the function of this red being to retain the holders H in a proper position to receive the descending tickets.

The mechanism thus described and illustrated is operated as follows: Strips of paper or cardboard having upon one of their faces the color which the tickets to be out therefrom are intended to show are placed in the chutes C, of which any desired number may be employed that the width of the strips and the cross-m easurement of the table T will permit. \Vith the knife raised these strips will slide downwardly in the chute C, with their lower ends abutting to contact against the vertical gage-face of the gage M. The knife is then operated to descend, and which in so doing and before commencing to cutwill force downwardly the bar B, causing the latter to engage with and hold the strips firmly upon the table T at and immediately above the cutting edge of the latter. Vhen the knife has by its descent cut the tickets from the ends of the strips thus placed between the cutting edge of the table T and the gage M, the knife and the bar B rises and the several tickets are by the beveled edge caused to turn over in their descent by gravity to enter the chutes C through which they slide downwardly to be deposited in the holders H of the ticketasseinbling chambers A with the tickets all facing one way,and from which they are taken and bunchedto be used in the machine by which they are applied to sample cards. If desired, each of the chutes C may be used to deliver strips having a different color from the other chutes, or all of them may be made to operate upon strips having the same color.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an apparatus for cutting color tickets from strips of cardboard or paper the combination with an inclined table having at its lower end a cutting edge, and upon its upper face chutes arranged to be parallel to the table sides, in which chutes the strips will descend, of a gage arranged below the cutting edge of the table, in line with its inclination, against which the lower ends of the descending strips will abut; a holding-bar which at one of its ends is hinged to the table side; a spring at one side of the table against the recoil of which said bar is operated to descend upon the strips; and a knife hinged to the table at one side of the latter, and which when descending to make a shearing engagement with the cutting edge of the table to cut the tickets from the strips,will in advance of such cutting movement, operate the holding-bar to descend upon the strips at, and immediatelyabove the cutting edge of the table substantially as, and for the purposes set forth.

2. In an apparatus for cutting and assembling color tickets the combination with an inclined table provided with strip-chutes arranged parallel to the table sides, said table having a cutting edge at its lower end; of a gage arranged below the cutting edge of the table to be in line with the inclination of the latter; a holder-bar hinged to one side of the table and provided with a spring against the resiliency of which the bar can be forced to descend upon the strips; a knife hinged to the table at one of its sides, and adapted to descend and in its descent to make a shearing engagement with the edge of the table, and in advance of the latter action to move downwardly said holder-bar. against the force of its spring; a beveled edge upon the gage; an inclined ticket-chute arranged beneath each of the strip-chutes, and vertically in line with the latter; a series of ticket-assembling chambers each provided with a ticket-holder,

and each connected to one of the ticket-chutes,

constructed and arranged to be operated substantially as set forth.

3. In an apparatus for cutting and assembling color tickets the combination with an inclined table provided with chutes in which the tickets will descend to be cut; a gage below the lower end of the table whereby the length of the tickets to be cut is measured; a knife arranged to make a shearing engagement with the lower ends of the table to cut the tickets; a beveled edge upon the gage by which the tickets after being out are turned in their descent; an inclined ticket-chute arranged immediately beneath and in line with each of the strip-chutes; a series of assembling-chambers each arranged to connect with one of the ticket-chutes, and each provided with a ticket holder, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as shown and described.

4. The combination with the table T,hinged at its lower end to the frame F, and at its upper end adjustably connected to the frame in an inclined position; of the bars P, which are let into the table at right angles to its sides and each provided with slots 19 that are parallel to the table sides and vertically in line with each other; the plates p and P adapted to connect-with said slots substantially as described; the gage M, mounted upon the rods R, R, each provided with a ratchet R and having a slideway at each side of the table; the radially-graduated dial D, at each side of the table; the spur-wheel W, having a pintle-shaft centering upon the dial D, at each side of the table and arranged to mesh into the ratchet R thereat; and the knife K, hinged to the machineframe at one side of the table and adapted to make a shearing engagement with the lower edge of the latter substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination with the inclined table T, having the ticket-chutes 0, formed thereon substantially as described; of the gage M, mounted upon the rods R, B, so as to be adjustably moved toward or from the lower end of said table; and having the same inclination as the latter; the gage-plate m having the beveled inner edge 9 the bar 9 having the gage-face proper g said bar being ad'- justably mounted upon the gage-plate m by means of the springs S S and the knife K, which at one of its ends is hinged to the machine at one side of the table T, and adapted to make a shearing engagement with the lower end edge of the latter substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. The combination with the adjustablyinclined table T, provided with means for the production upon its upper surface of the stripchutes C, substantially as described; of the gage M, mounted adj ustably upon rods whereby it can be moved toward or from the lowerv end edge of said table, and having the bar 9 provided, with the gage-face proper g the supplemental strip guiding and supporting bar L, having the inner beveled face f and top face f and adjustably mounted upon the wires 10 10 and the knife K, hinged at one of its ends at one side of the table and adapted to make a shearing engagement with the lower end edge of the latter substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

7. The combination with the inclined table T, adapted to have the strip-chutes C formed on its upper surface; of the gageM, arranged below said table in parallel inclination; the knife K, hinged at one of its ends to one side of the table and adapted to make a shearing engagement with the lower end edge of the latter; the inclined table U, provided with ticket-chutes arranged below the lower end of the table T; the table Y, having formed thereon the ticket-assembling inclosures A each provided with a ticket-holder H and each at its upper end connecting with one of the ticket-chutes C substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. The combination with the inclined table U, adjustably hinged to the'frame F, at M, of the partitions d, each provided with the spring d at its upper end, and being rounded and grooved on its lower end at (1 the inclined table Y, having a vertically-arranged inner end 9 and provided with a horizontal slot y, immediately above the table Y, the partitions 3 each provided with a projecting lug 1 and at the bottom of its inner end, and notched and grooved at its upper rear corner at n and having a key 76, at its front end; and a clamping-spring S, constructed 13th day of December, 1898, and in the presand arranged to connect the partitions (Z, at ence of the two witnesses Whose names are their front ends to the table, and to enter the hereto Written.

groove formed in the notched corners of, of CHAUNOEY D. BRADT. each of the partition-plates f, substantially \Vitnesses: as and for the purposes set forth. TN. A. SWEET,

Signed at the city of Troy, New York, this 1 \V. E. IIAGAN. 

